The
United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim is very vocal as to the
deaths of Filipino teenagers under the government’s anti-drug war.
Barely
two weeks since he made a comment via Twitter regarding the death of Kian Delos
Santos : "My condolences go out to the
family and friends of Kian. Hope that the investigations lead to full
accountability,".
And now, the death of Carl Angelo
Arnaiz, he makes his opinion heard again. *
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| United States of America Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim ( photo credit to SunStar) |
The United States of America
ambassador to the Philippines described the recent killings of the teenagers in
legitimate police operations as “Tragic” but he notes that appropriate
authorities are already investigating the cases.
In a press briefing the US Ambassador admitted that he is “very
cautious about commenting substantively” on the recent killings, and makes his
reiteration very clear regarding the
need for a thorough probe on the cases.
“The recent cases involving the police
and these tragic deaths of young men... there's an ongoing investigation so I’m
very cautious about commenting substantively on what exactly happened,” Kim
said in a press briefing.
“But, obviously, it’s a tragedy that
young men lose their lives in this manner, and this is why I think it's so
important for there to be full investigation and accountability of what
happened,” he added.
Ambassador Kim also cites the
government’s ( Malacañan ) efforts, an indication to get to the very truth of the
matter on the killings involving teenagers ( Delos Santos and Arnaiz)
associated with the unrelenting war by the government against illegal drugs.
“Relevant authorities will look
closely at what happened, and then, if any wrong is discovered, then there
should be appropriate punishment for those involved,” Kim said.
Reports form PhilStar
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